Datadog
Manager I, Applied Science - Frontier Agentic Models
$192K–$240K
New York, New York, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jan 23, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
New York, NY, United States - Education
- BS/MS/PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
About the job
Leads engineers and applied scientists in building, evaluating, and shipping reliable agentic AI systems from early research through production and broader adoption.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a team building foundations for agents operating at scale.
- Set technical direction and partner with product, research, and cross-functional teams to shape and deliver AI initiatives.
- Own AI system delivery and evaluation, including quality, reliability, latency, cost, safety, and evaluation pipelines.
What they ask for
- Experience leading and mentoring engineers.
- Deep expertise in one or more AI or machine learning areas, such as large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, agentic systems, deep learning, or NLP.
- Knowledge of offline and online AI evaluation methodologies.
- BS/MS/PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Nice to have
- Experience taking AI products from 0 to 1 is strongly valued.
Pay
$192,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, agentic systems, deep learning, NLP
AI focus
Build and ship agentic AI systems, including agents operating at scale, and develop evaluation practices and pipelines to measure quality and detect drift.
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